Where does “پلاو” come from?

پلاو (Classical Persian) comes from Hindi पुलाव, from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕, from Sanskrit पुलाक, from Dravidian Dravidian.

Ancestry of “پلاو”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hindi	पुलाव	—
2	Sauraseni Prakrit	*𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀸𑀕	—
3	Sanskrit	पुलाक	—
4	Dravidian	Dravidian	—

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